originally posted in:The New Dojo
The engineer would feel a tough pat on the back by a man he had passed. The village was mostly empty due to the extremely cold conditions. However, one man was still out, looking for stragglers. He was in a rather large jacket with snow pants and a hat with a Pom Pom. He was a good three inches over the six foot mark, and had his clothes not been so comfortable, one would see that he had the muscles to match his height! His chin was rather square, though hat was covered by a thick red beard, and the dull green eyes. His thick black gloves and boots seemed to radiate with a low hum... Heaters? Either way, something else was much more prominent. Several leather straps secured a Zweihander to his back- supposedly he needed it due to the dangerous public.
However despite the intimidating appearance, his attitude was quite the opposite.
"The hèll are you doing out right now? You should be by a warm fire- maybe with a few friends! Name's Dale, Co-owner of the Good Knight's Night tavern. You should come on down we got free food for your first time there!"
He had said this rather quickly, as if trying to fit it all in a short time frame, and afraid his "customer" would run away from the initial approach.
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Of course as soon as Dale had placed a hand on Daniel's shoulder, the more shorter of the two spun around. "Hey what the he-...llo." He said, now nervous due to the fact that a giant man who lugged around a Greatsword that was probably his own height was standing right in front of him. Daniel adjusted his glasses as he looked up to Dale. "Although a rather...kind offer you're giving me, I am on a business trip. I need to acquire Titanium, for I'm an engineer you see...well programmer, coder, mechanic, pretty much anything that involves technology I'm proficient at. You wouldn't happen to know where I can get some, would you?"
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"Titanium? Dunno why you're out in this weather for something like that, that can wait. What can't wait is you getting some good warmth. Besides, we get all sorts of customers, you might meet once with a cheap price for the stuff." Dale rubbed his gloves together with a heavy sigh, the mist curling quickly into the night freezing air. "Forgot to ask, you gotta name?"
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"It's Daniel. As for the reason I'm out here looking for a shop that has Titanium in a good quantity is for a contract. You see, in a zero-g environment like space it would be perfect to construct without things like gravity. However due to physics being a thing, I am making an exoskeleton that can easily move mass in space in a cost effective way without using too much fuel and such. But I'm probably boring you with this..." It was a half truth. Yes he did have a contract and yes it did involve an exoskeleton, but it was not for construction in zero-g. But he did not tell Dale this for the fear he'd just be asked repeatedly to make him something. "But uh...fine, I guess I'll go to this place of yours."
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"Zero... Ah, I'm not smart enough to know what that is, bud. Oh! But you'll love this place! Perfect to get the frost outta your brain." He pointed down a nearby street with a smile and laugh. Waving for Daniel to follow, he began to walk down the path. They were heading directly to a massive wooden tavern, with two floors and several brightly lit Windows. It seemed thee tavern was built on the remains of a tree, roots escaping from under it, in every direction. A large field of grass surrounded the place, where tables lined up, and people and fireflies danced about. Sparkles of various colors mixed with the air in a cheery celebration of life. Perhaps the most interesting part was the snow. The snow had completely avoided the tavern and the area around it! A magic of some kind. "See? I'm sure you'll find someone here for titanium if you need it."